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  Misinformation in CoC

  by ICBehindtheCurtain in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello everyone, i know that many here like me have read ray's book crisis of consience, i was very impressed with it, it helped open my eyes to the hypocrisy and double standards of the wts, and ray gave me the impresion of being a very loving and kind man, not the demonized apostate we were all lead to believe.

  but, i noticed something that wasn't quite correct when i was reading the part that spoke of then brother rene vazquez, he makes it seem like all rene did was have private conversations with ray and nothing else, this is not true, i for a fact know that this was not all that happened.

  in a ms meeting on tuesday back in 1980, rene was conducting a part and he went up to the stage with only his bible, he started saying that all we needed was the bible, that we would no longer be using other publications by the wts .

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  How the Internet Means 'The End' for Apostates and Opposers of the Society

  by slimboyfat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the received wisdom is that the internet has dramatically damaged the ability of the watchtower society to gain and retain followers.

  there was a very eloquent article to that effect written some time ago by a commentator who attempted to buttress his argument with reference to the postmodern condition and the breakdown of metanarratives in todays secular society, nay, even the come-back for enlightenment notions of truth.

  in the 1970/80s there were major challenges to the watchtowers theology (great crowd in heaven) and chronology (1914) in norway, alberta canada, dublin ireland and in the newyork bethel itself: but the damage caused by those involved in the dissent was limited because knowledge was dispersed merely through personal contact and minimal use of obscure publications that seldom met the eyes of witnesses innocent of the watchtowers doctrinal and chronological vacillations in any case.

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  **MUST READ** AlanF's email to Knocking.org

  by sf in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is a must-read that, hopefully, will stay an "active topic" for all seekers and lurkers, by bumping it to the top as often as possible.

  alan wrote it in randys {dogpatch} thread regarding knocking.org documentary and in reply to the email mr. engardio sent to barbara anderson.

  however, it is so vital a read that it indeed needs its own thread:.

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  Human Sexuality 101: Everything a young girl needs to hear?

  by Check_Your_Premises in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  "body you" is very smart about a few, simple things.

  this is how you want it because "body you" is kind of a moron.. fact 2: all living things have two primary desires: to stay alive, and to have offspring.. this is a basic, defining biological fact.

  of course "brain you" doesnt think, "i want to talk to that cute boy because i want to procreate", but "body you" is!

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  The Governing Body - Invisible and Impersonal

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there used to be a time when one knew who the president of the watchtower society was, and with that in mind, one could sense some kind of leadership.

  perhaps witnesses then, felt that "the society" was keeping up with jehovah's celestial chariot.

  maybe you felt in the 80s and 90s that you had to keep "in step with jehovah's organization" because it was making bigger steps each year - and with each new release, maybe you felt "privileged" to be a part of the "spiritual paradise.".

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  WHY DID GOD CREATE WOMEN BEAUTIFUL BUT DUMB?

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  its easy "beautiful so that men would love them!

  and dumb so that they would love men!".

  but the real question why does the society love their people dumb?.

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  Holocaust Denier

  by Kenneson in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at the beginning of the week i watched a documentary on the libel.

  suit brought against penguin books and deborah lipstadt but lost by.

  holocaust denier david irving?

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  Why Bad Beliefs Don't Die

  by CPiolo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those of you interested in why your rational arguments and reasoning, in addition to well documented information do little to sway the beliefs of true believers (family, friends, and loved ones), the reason as offered in the following article is survival.. http://www.csicop.org/si/2000-11/beliefs.html.

  offered humbly for your perusal,.

  cpiolo.

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  Forum plans and policy

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in case anyone is wondering about our registration policy:.

  i don't intend to turn people away who want to register and post or make ultra-strict registration procedures because i honestly don't think that they work.

  if i were to ask for names of congregations or presiding overseers then i have no real way of checking if they are correct.

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  Let's kick things off

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as you can see from my profile, i'm from the uk and was brought up in the truth.. how about some introductions from people ?

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